Arrow's Stephen Amell Just Proved He's a Real-Life Hero

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So, if you've been watching Arrow, you're probably already well aware of just how awesome Stephen Amell - a.k.a. Oliver Queen, a.k.a. Arrow himself - can seem. He is, after all, a bona fide superhero, and pretty darned plausible in the part.

That, though, could easily be more a mark of talented writers and directors, and our in-built love of superheroics, right?

Well, maybe - but Amell seems to have set out to prove to the world that while his on-screen persona may keep his super-heroism to himself, he has no intention of doing the same with his real-life heroic awesomeness.

Case in point?

Amell Just Gave a Young Girl the Best Birthday Ever

Nope, not Thea...

Y'see, a young girl named Nataly was having an Arrow-themed birthday party out this week - and being a huge Arrow fan, her party invitations were suitably Arrow-related (and awesome):

Now, that's awesome all by itself - but here's the thing: Nataly's mother sent that image to Stephen Amell himself via Facebook, with the attached caption:

"My soon to be 12 year old asked for an Arrow themed party. Since she's such a great kid, she'll be getting an Arrow themed party. Starting off with an awesome invitation."

And, you suspect, with most famous types, that's about where the awesomeness would end. A like, perhaps - maybe a polite Facebook-comment response - but nothing more.

Stephen Amell, though, isn't most famous people.

And so, this happened:

I mean, honestly, how do you beat having your hero send you an actual, factual happy birthday message?